old pulteney

i'm not a scotch person, but have friends that are and have had some nice ones. I came across some 21 yr old pulteney today. For $100, is this worth buying? I've been on the fence of buying 18 yr Yamazaki, but may go another route.

Re: old pulteney

Originally Posted by rutterb

i'm not a scotch person, but have friends that are and have had some nice ones. I came across some 21 yr old pulteney today. For $100, is this worth buying? I've been on the fence of buying 18 yr Yamazaki, but may go another route.

For $100 definitely a buy. I paid $130 last year and would not purchase at that price again but I don't regret it one bit.
The 12 year is also a lot cheaper and just as good so if your not sure go that route.

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Re: old pulteney

Originally Posted by rutterb

i'm not a scotch person, but have friends that are and have had some nice ones. I came across some 21 yr old pulteney today. For $100, is this worth buying? I've been on the fence of buying 18 yr Yamazaki, but may go another route.

Yes and yes. They are both great and should easily satisfy your Scotch-loving friends, though it's certainly unnecessary to spend that kind of money to pick up a high quality bottle of single malt whisky. But for a treat and something not many people get around to trying, I'd go with the OP21.

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Re: old pulteney

Originally Posted by unclebunk

Yes and yes. They are both great and should easily satisfy your Scotch-loving friends, though it's certainly unnecessary to spend that kind of money to pick up a high quality bottle of single malt whisky. But for a treat and something not many people get around to trying, I'd go with the OP21.

yes, yes, and yes.
The OP 21 is a very good scotch but you will get better value from the 17yo - depending on the prices in your market.
Many of the scotch geeks will tell you the 17 is actually a better scotch than the 21, though the 21 will look more impressive on the shelf.

Re: old pulteney

OP 21 is very good. OP 12 is also very good. While $100.00 isn't a great sum of money, it isn't chicken feed, either. I almost always opt for Malts under $100.00, as I don't feel the quality is much better in the older, more costly malts.... especially Islay malts.